Thomas Lo

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Lo is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Lo has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Thomas Lo's work include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (9 papers), Terahertz technology and applications (8 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (4 papers). Thomas Lo is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (9 papers), Terahertz technology and applications (8 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (4 papers). Thomas Lo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Thomas Lo's co-authors include W. R. Tribe, Bryan E. Cole, Philip F. Taday, Yaochun Shen, C. D. Jeffries, Bernard J. Feldman, Michael Kemp, J. L. Staehli, R. M. Westervelt and Abner Shimony and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Lo

19 papers receiving 966 citations

Hit Papers

Detection and identification of explosives using terahert... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Detection and identification of explosives using terahertz pulsed spectroscopic imaging
    2005 538 citations Yaochun Shen, Thomas Lo et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Lo United States 11 764 506 332 196 140 19 1.0k
Jean‐François Lampin France 23 1.1k 1.5× 608 1.2× 386 1.2× 190 1.0× 218 1.6× 104 1.4k
D. R. Dykaar United States 21 1.3k 1.7× 1.2k 2.3× 231 0.7× 290 1.5× 135 1.0× 59 1.6k
B. B. Hu United States 13 1.1k 1.4× 853 1.7× 295 0.9× 296 1.5× 93 0.7× 34 1.2k
R. W. McGowan United States 14 1.1k 1.4× 987 2.0× 262 0.8× 190 1.0× 189 1.4× 21 1.5k
J.-M. Lourtioz France 19 922 1.2× 951 1.9× 175 0.5× 30 0.2× 152 1.1× 83 1.2k
K. P. Cheung United States 6 1.2k 1.6× 795 1.6× 409 1.2× 353 1.8× 173 1.2× 8 1.4k
A. Valavanis United Kingdom 23 1.5k 1.9× 853 1.7× 982 3.0× 84 0.4× 196 1.4× 86 1.9k
Robert Barat United States 10 1.5k 1.9× 479 0.9× 428 1.3× 459 2.3× 367 2.6× 18 1.7k
Jeffrey L. Hesler United States 25 2.4k 3.2× 930 1.8× 338 1.0× 1.0k 5.3× 326 2.3× 169 2.7k
G. Hein Germany 16 938 1.2× 658 1.3× 134 0.4× 141 0.7× 154 1.1× 61 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Lo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Lo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Lo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Lo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Lo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Thomas Lo. Thomas Lo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Lo, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Development of a Novel Web-Based Tool to Enhance Clinical Skills in Medical Education. JMIR Medical Education. 10. e47438–e47438. 1 indexed citations
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McGillivray, Donald, et al.. (2024). Improving the Efficiency of Payments Systems Using Quantum Computing. Management Science. 70(10). 7325–7341. 1 indexed citations
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Wavell, Christopher, et al.. (2022). A dataset of simulated patient-physician medical interviews with a focus on respiratory cases. Scientific Data. 9(1). 313–313. 12 indexed citations
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Baker, Chams, et al.. (2007). Detection of Concealed Explosives at a Distance Using Terahertz Technology. Proceedings of the IEEE. 95(8). 1559–1565. 72 indexed citations
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Pickwell‐MacPherson, Emma, Thomas Lo, Anthony J. Fitzgerald, et al.. (2007). Application of Finite Difference Time Domain methods to Terahertz Spectroscopy Measurements of Breast Cancer. IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest. 1379–1381. 7 indexed citations
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Spencer, John, et al.. (2007). Tablet Content Analysis Using Terahertz Transmission Spectroscopy. Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation. 2(1-2). 18–22. 6 indexed citations
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Taraskin, S. N., S. I. Simdyankin, Stephen R. Elliott, James R. Neilson, & Thomas Lo. (2006). Universal Features of Terahertz Absorption in Disordered Materials. Physical Review Letters. 97(5). 55504–55504. 82 indexed citations
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Wallace, Vincent P., Emma Pickwell‐MacPherson, Anthony J. Fitzgerald, et al.. (2006). Terahertz pulsed imaging and spectroscopy of breast tumors. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7 indexed citations
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Lo, Thomas, I. S. Gregory, Colin Baker, et al.. (2006). The very far-infrared spectra of energetic materials and possible confusion materials using terahertz pulsed spectroscopy. Vibrational Spectroscopy. 42(2). 243–248. 34 indexed citations
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Baker, Colin, W. R. Tribe, Thomas Lo, et al.. (2005). People screening using terahertz technology (Invited Paper). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5790. 1–1. 25 indexed citations
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Shen, Yaochun, et al.. (2005). Detection and identification of explosives using terahertz pulsed spectroscopic imaging. Applied Physics Letters. 86(24). 538 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ralston, J.D., et al.. (1997). High-power fibre-coupled 1550 nm DFB laser modulesfor externally-modulated fibre-optic transmission. Electronics Letters. 33(3). 230–232. 10 indexed citations
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Lo, Thomas, et al.. (1996). LANSIM and its applications to distributed EMS. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 11(3). 1159–1165. 4 indexed citations
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Lo, Thomas & Abner Shimony. (1981). Proposed molecular test of local hidden-variables theories. Physical review. A, General physics. 23(6). 3003–3012. 39 indexed citations
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Lo, Thomas, et al.. (1979). <title>Guidance System Position Update By Multiple Subarea Correlation</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 186. 30–40. 7 indexed citations
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Westervelt, R. M., Thomas Lo, J. L. Staehli, & C. D. Jeffries. (1974). Decay Kinetics of Electron-Hole-Drop and Free-Exciton Luminescence in Ge: Evidence for Large Drops.. Physical Review Letters. 32(23). 1331–1331. 34 indexed citations
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Lo, Thomas. (1974). Spectroscopic determination of condensation energy and density of electron-hole droplets in pure Ge. Solid State Communications. 15(8). 1231–1234. 44 indexed citations
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Westervelt, R. M., Thomas Lo, J. L. Staehli, & C. D. Jeffries. (1974). Decay Kinetics of Electron-Hole-Drop and Free-Exciton Luminescence in Ge: Evidence for Large Drops. Physical Review Letters. 32(19). 1051–1054. 51 indexed citations
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Lo, Thomas, Bernard J. Feldman, & C. D. Jeffries. (1973). New Phenomena in Excitoa Condensation in Germanium. Physical Review Letters. 31(4). 224–226. 68 indexed citations

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